Phoenix Blue
@phoenixblue.net
Air Force veteran, part-time gamer. Explorer of the human condition.
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"Government overreach" is too tame a term.
It is an authoritarian takeover of Minneapolis by the federal government.
"Never again" is right now.
It is an authoritarian takeover of Minneapolis by the federal government.
"Never again" is right now.
"Battalions of armed federal agents are moving thru neighborhoods, transit hubs, malls & parking lots & staging near churches, mosques & schools. Strangers w/guns have metastasized in spaces where daily life should be routine & safe... like a military occupation."
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
www.startribune.com/editorial-mi...
January 20, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"Government overreach" is too tame a term.
It is an authoritarian takeover of Minneapolis by the federal government.
"Never again" is right now.
It is an authoritarian takeover of Minneapolis by the federal government.
"Never again" is right now.
Distant Worlds 3 staff have confirmed the first waypoint for the expedition is the World of Death in Spoihaae XE-X d2-9, with a meetup day scheduled for Jan. 25. If you've never been, #CheckTheGEC so you know what to expect: edastro.com/gec/view/92.
#EliteDangerous
#EliteDangerous
GEC POI: Monde de la Mort/World of Death
edastro.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Distant Worlds 3 staff have confirmed the first waypoint for the expedition is the World of Death in Spoihaae XE-X d2-9, with a meetup day scheduled for Jan. 25. If you've never been, #CheckTheGEC so you know what to expect: edastro.com/gec/view/92.
#EliteDangerous
#EliteDangerous
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Bluesky is dying for people who mostly used the Twitter algorithm to enrage folks into fighting them, for sure.
I see we are doing another round of Bluesky Is Dying Because Not Enough Engagement today, which
a) not actually true right now! usually we are looking at the long slow decline of traffic here, but the Grok debacle + the invasion of Minneapolis have us at our highest numbers in six months
(cont)
a) not actually true right now! usually we are looking at the long slow decline of traffic here, but the Grok debacle + the invasion of Minneapolis have us at our highest numbers in six months
(cont)
January 20, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Bluesky is dying for people who mostly used the Twitter algorithm to enrage folks into fighting them, for sure.
Stephen Baxter's "Ring"
Name a book that should be made into a movie or TV series
January 20, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Stephen Baxter's "Ring"
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Share a television show that raised you
January 19, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Share a television show that raised you
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"Can a man become a woman?" is not a question anyone asks in good faith as it's a complete misunderstanding of what being trans is. Absolutely a GOP op.
January 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
"Can a man become a woman?" is not a question anyone asks in good faith as it's a complete misunderstanding of what being trans is. Absolutely a GOP op.
"This little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years."
We know now it's not how black hole event horizons *really* work, but it's still amazing to behold.
#EliteDangerous
We know now it's not how black hole event horizons *really* work, but it's still amazing to behold.
#EliteDangerous
January 19, 2026 at 8:38 AM
"This little maneuver's gonna cost us 51 years."
We know now it's not how black hole event horizons *really* work, but it's still amazing to behold.
#EliteDangerous
We know now it's not how black hole event horizons *really* work, but it's still amazing to behold.
#EliteDangerous
Captain Metcy (www.twitch.tv/Captain_Metcy) captured footage of the OMNI Wing's collective jump from Moros to 26 Draconis today. Tremendous thanks to him and to everyone who showed up for the jump!
#EliteDangerous
#EliteDangerous
January 19, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Captain Metcy (www.twitch.tv/Captain_Metcy) captured footage of the OMNI Wing's collective jump from Moros to 26 Draconis today. Tremendous thanks to him and to everyone who showed up for the jump!
#EliteDangerous
#EliteDangerous
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January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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www.twitch.tv/selenestardr... - The Weekend of Prime - Can Samus finish her Exo-Bio? #Vtuber #Metroid #Retro
SeleneStardragon - Twitch
Hello. I am Admiral Selene Stardragon of the Nebula Roses. I'm often playing Elite Dangerous as well as other games for the adventure of it. Join me. There's an awful lot of running left to do. - Chec...
www.twitch.tv
January 18, 2026 at 9:29 PM
www.twitch.tv/selenestardr... - The Weekend of Prime - Can Samus finish her Exo-Bio? #Vtuber #Metroid #Retro
Starting now: #EliteDangerous OMNIWing Prep & Mass Jump w/ @lhilakalkari.bsky.social & others!
If you want to join, head to Moros and send a private group request to Lhila Kalkari.
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
If you want to join, head to Moros and send a private group request to Lhila Kalkari.
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
January 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Starting now: #EliteDangerous OMNIWing Prep & Mass Jump w/ @lhilakalkari.bsky.social & others!
If you want to join, head to Moros and send a private group request to Lhila Kalkari.
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
If you want to join, head to Moros and send a private group request to Lhila Kalkari.
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
Some last-minute build advice for #EliteDangerous pilots venturing into deep space later today: Build for survivability, not just range!
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Some last-minute build advice for #EliteDangerous pilots venturing into deep space later today: Build for survivability, not just range!
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
Hey #EliteDangerous peeps!
The OMNIWing will hold a mass jump ceremony today in Moros, at the squadon carrier "This Odyssey of Ours," for explorers setting out on Distant Worlds 3.
Meetup time is 1330 EST (1830 UTC), with jump time at about 1430 EST (1930 UTC).
More at: discord.gg/8x9Qtv8Q.
The OMNIWing will hold a mass jump ceremony today in Moros, at the squadon carrier "This Odyssey of Ours," for explorers setting out on Distant Worlds 3.
Meetup time is 1330 EST (1830 UTC), with jump time at about 1430 EST (1930 UTC).
More at: discord.gg/8x9Qtv8Q.
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Hey #EliteDangerous peeps!
The OMNIWing will hold a mass jump ceremony today in Moros, at the squadon carrier "This Odyssey of Ours," for explorers setting out on Distant Worlds 3.
Meetup time is 1330 EST (1830 UTC), with jump time at about 1430 EST (1930 UTC).
More at: discord.gg/8x9Qtv8Q.
The OMNIWing will hold a mass jump ceremony today in Moros, at the squadon carrier "This Odyssey of Ours," for explorers setting out on Distant Worlds 3.
Meetup time is 1330 EST (1830 UTC), with jump time at about 1430 EST (1930 UTC).
More at: discord.gg/8x9Qtv8Q.
I'm not as awake as I'd like to be, but I'm live with @lhilakalkari.bsky.social in #EliteDangerous, preparing for a mass jump and some long-range exploration!
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I'm not as awake as I'd like to be, but I'm live with @lhilakalkari.bsky.social in #EliteDangerous, preparing for a mass jump and some long-range exploration!
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
twitch.tv/PhoenixBlue0
Nothing says "Nerd" quite like trying to explain how a neutron star's rotational speed in #EliteDangerous got badly miffed for an entry in the @cataloggalactic.bsky.social.
I did my best here: edastro.com/gec/view/677. H/t to @fool.canonn.tech for the eagle eye.
I did my best here: edastro.com/gec/view/677. H/t to @fool.canonn.tech for the eagle eye.
GEC POI: LGM-1 pulsar
edastro.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Nothing says "Nerd" quite like trying to explain how a neutron star's rotational speed in #EliteDangerous got badly miffed for an entry in the @cataloggalactic.bsky.social.
I did my best here: edastro.com/gec/view/677. H/t to @fool.canonn.tech for the eagle eye.
I did my best here: edastro.com/gec/view/677. H/t to @fool.canonn.tech for the eagle eye.
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sound on bsky.app/profile/camb...
Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
sound on bsky.app/profile/camb...
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I may have laughed hard enough to wake the cat up
I am boy squirrel, I think we are all boy squirrel
I am boy squirrel, I think we are all boy squirrel
This wheel is to the boy squirrel the way that the football is to Charlie Brown and it still makes me laugh every time he tries to use it only to be immediately spun.
January 16, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I may have laughed hard enough to wake the cat up
I am boy squirrel, I think we are all boy squirrel
I am boy squirrel, I think we are all boy squirrel
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Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪
January 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking across a microscope slide. 🫧🐻🧪
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 AM
How the fuck does "Don't take the bait" even apply when the sharks are circling around your door?
wooof having watched that presser just now, "don't take the bait" is a real shit thing to tell people who are, by all knowledge and information and evidence, acting in defense of themselves and their neighbors and their communities
January 15, 2026 at 6:33 AM
How the fuck does "Don't take the bait" even apply when the sharks are circling around your door?
That will be a good start. But we also need to make immunity qualified again and hold LEOs and their chains of command accountable when they use excessive force.
This feels like a dangerous escalation, and ICE really needs to be abolished and Stephen Miller needs to be in jail.
How is this not inciting violence?
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
Why must they remind ICE that they have immunity?
One of their agents just shot a killed a woman in broad daylight and they’re effectively telling them to go ahead and do whatever they want because they’re above the law.
Be safe Minneapolis.
January 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
That will be a good start. But we also need to make immunity qualified again and hold LEOs and their chains of command accountable when they use excessive force.
Make Good Trouble.
One of the shitty things about the racist and anti-lgbtq extremist direction of this administration (and all those like them) is people and corporations quit celebrating, or even supporting, marginalized people to avoid 'trouble.'
Fuck trouble. Fuck bigots.
Raise your voice.
Fuck trouble. Fuck bigots.
Raise your voice.
January 14, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Make Good Trouble.
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I gave a talk at NYU about the industry’s lack of institutional memory and the repetition of discourse. That was in 2015… let’s repeat that….
youtu.be/Ai9j1zVpgSk?...
youtu.be/Ai9j1zVpgSk?...
PRACTICE 2015: Leigh Alexander
YouTube video by NYU Game Center
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January 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I gave a talk at NYU about the industry’s lack of institutional memory and the repetition of discourse. That was in 2015… let’s repeat that….
youtu.be/Ai9j1zVpgSk?...
youtu.be/Ai9j1zVpgSk?...
Could reports of CMDR Salomé's death have been exaggerated? Could former Senator Kahina Loren make a comeback for #DistantWorlds3?
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
cc: @distantworlds3.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
cc: @distantworlds3.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous
January 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Could reports of CMDR Salomé's death have been exaggerated? Could former Senator Kahina Loren make a comeback for #DistantWorlds3?
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
cc: @distantworlds3.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous
inara.cz/elite/cmdr-l...
cc: @distantworlds3.bsky.social
#EliteDangerous